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1 March 2018 at 8:44pm

The dedicated teachers at the Co-operative Academy

The Co-operative Academy in Leeds is in one of the poorest and most diverse areas in the city. Here 75% of students don't speak English as their first language. And more than 60% are eligible for pupil premium funding - for those with low incomes.

That's more than twice the national average. It means teachers here have a very difficult - and sometimes upsetting - job on their hands. Here's the second of Helen Steel's special reports.